1941 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 1941 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1937 Tasmanian state election 1937 1946 Tasmanian state election 1946 All 30 seats to the House of Assembly 13 December 1941 Robert Cosgrove.jpg 135 130 170 3 3 center Robert Cosgrove 18 December 1939 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Denison 18 seats 20 seats 2 62.59% 3.92 Henry Seymour Baker.jpg 135 130 170 0 3 center Henry Baker 8 May 1936 Nationalist Party (Australia) Franklin 12 seats 10 seats 2 36.58% 2.28 1941 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Robert Cosgrove Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Robert Cosgrove Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) The 1941 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 December 1941 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation systemHouse of Assembly Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035743/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm 9 July 2018 , Parliament of Tasmania. — six members were elected from each of five electorates. The Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists. In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507. Results Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1941 File:1941 TAS House of Assembly.svg 139234 6344 -3.05 -2.59 #f00011 Labor 75544 +3.92 20 2 Nationalist 44158 -2.28 10 2 Independents 996 -1.64 0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 62.59 Nationalist #6495ED 36.58 Independents Independent 0.83 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 66.67 Nationalist #6495ED 33.33 Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot Labor Party 64.2% 58.5% 67.7% 65.2% 56.9% Nationalist 35.7% 41.5% 31.0% 32.2% 43.1% Other – – 1.3% 2.7% – Distribution of seats Electorate Seats won Bass             Darwin             Denison             Franklin             Wilmot               Labor   Nationalist See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946 Candidates of the 1941 Tasmanian state election References External links Assembly Election Results, 1941 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726172212/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1941.htm 26 July 2008 , Parliament of Tasmania. Report on General Election, 1941, Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:1941 elections in Australia Category:1940s in Tasmania Category:December 1941 in Australia